CareerXroads
357 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHosted by Chris Hoyt and Gerry Crispin, the CXR podcast is the home broadcasting station to the world’s premier talent community! Tune in to catch updates on today’s talent acquisition and talent management headlines, interviews with top talent leaders, special uncorked interviews (think: drunk recruiting), open call-in sessions, and more.
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Closing the Opportunity Divide
July 11, 2024 16:42 - 48.7 MBThis week we're joined by Kim Sneeder, Managing Director at CareerCircle. We'll learn how to connect underserved communities with career opportunities and how you can use those to build skilled, diverse talent pipelines. Reskilling, upskilling, and ways to bridge the skill gap will all be on the table.
Transforming TA’s Perception and Performance
July 01, 2024 14:26 - 101 MBIt's always a pleasure to dig into current issues and plans with one of our CXR Community Talent Acquisition leaders. This week will be no exception! Join us as we talk to Steve White, VP of Talent Acquisition at BECU, and learn more about how he's enhancing Talent Acquisition at his organization in both perception and performance.
The Value of a Strong Employer Brand (and a few other things…)
June 18, 2024 08:25 - 69.1 MBWe're looking forward to a fun conversation this week with @James Ellis of Employer Brand Labs. Our topics: Finding & reporting on the value in your employer brand, the observation of "younger talent" in the EB space, STD's and MVEB's, and an argument that "top talent" for most jobs is just a waste of money.
The Culture Gap
June 07, 2024 07:28 - 39.2 MBWe're excited to welcome Jason Putnam, CRO for Plum, back to the podcast. He's bringing an interesting question to discuss: People argue that culture is either about business objectives or moral objectives. Which do you think is more accurate? What might bridge the gap between the two? What would be the impact of bridging that gap and not having to choose a moral or a business imperative?
CXR Foundation 2024 Russ Mountain Memorial Scholarship Winner
May 28, 2024 08:25 - 32 MBThis year the CXR Foundation added a second scholarship to our program: The Russ Mountain Memorial Scholarship. The Russ Mountain Memorial Scholarship awards a rising junior or senior college student who has a passion for the field of Recruiting and Talent Acquisition and plans to pursue a job in the field following graduation.
CXR Foundation 2024 Scholarship Winner
May 14, 2024 08:27 - 41 MBThe CXR Foundation works to positively impact the talent acquisition industry by improving industry standards, helping talent professionals find meaningful work, and affecting positive change throughout the talent industry. Join us as we meet this year's winner of the CXR INSPIRE Scholarship and learn more about her college and career plans.
Re-calibrating Your Talent Acquisition Teams
May 06, 2024 08:33 - 39 MBLong time CXR Member and Global Head of Talent Acquisition at Ford Motor Company, Melissa Thompson joins us this week to share how she is working to re-calibrate her TA Team on what they do and what they deliver to best meet the needs of the business.
Balancing Technology and Human Touch within Recruiting
April 30, 2024 08:32 - 71.9 MBThis week we're diving into our latest Quarterly Research Report: Touch vs Tech in Talent Acquisition. Listen in as our research facilitators share insights regarding the future of talent acquisition and finding a balance of technology vs human touch.
Future of AI
April 16, 2024 08:41 - 66.6 MBWe're looking forward to talking with Mike Wolford, author of “The AI Recruiter” and articles like “6 Ways to Use GPT-4 for Recruiting." We'll be digging into the future of AI in Talent Acquisition - specifically how AI has changed the world so far, what is new in our space and what we can look forward to. Join us live on LinkedIn to ask your questions.
Sourcing Recruiting Partnerships
April 09, 2024 08:25 - 53.9 MBThis week we are joined by two CXR Community members from Carmax: Hatch Reppard, Senior Manager TA, and Troy Shullick, Sourcing Recruiting Manager. We'll be talking about the dynamics between Sourcing Recruiters & Corporate Recruiters and how to build a successful partnership.
“Lemon Laws” within the World of Recruiting
April 02, 2024 08:25 - 67.1 MBWhen we saw this article from Tracey Parsons, co-founder of Flockity, we knew we'd want to talk to her about it. Her take: there should be Lemon Laws in recruiting. "Many EVPs are not honest, differentiated (not all, just many) and there are no consequences for this activity. So why aren't there Lemon Laws for work?"
Building Trust in Talent Acquisition
March 20, 2024 08:25 - 63.9 MBTelling the story of TA internally is a topic that comes up often in our Community and we're looking forward to digging into it with DaVita's Vice President of Talent Acquisition, Nataliya Wilson. Data, Performance transparency, incentives that align with larger business needs and more will be on the table!
Convergence of RPO & SaaS
March 12, 2024 08:25 - 54.4 MBThis week we're joined by Cielo CEO, Marissa Geist to talk about a trend she's been watching closely: the convergence of RPO and SaaS. While the actual talent remains a core business responsibility, the capabilities of a traditional talent partnership are being disassembled to create a unified ecosystem to advise, enable and deliver integrated solutions. We'll be talking about the industry opportunities this creates and what a world of client talent partnerships might look like.
Improving Hiring Outcomes
March 05, 2024 09:00 - 50.5 MBWe're looking forward to chatting with CXR member, Todd Phillips the VP of Recruiting at Total Quality Logistics. He's leading two large scale initiatives to improve hiring outcomes and we're going to talk through those plans and the early results. We know many of you are focused on improving the quality of talent you bring into your organization and hope you're able to join us for this conversation - remember comments shared on LI during the livestream might be called out during the broadcast!
The Value of Community
February 27, 2024 09:01 - 79.9 MBJoin us this week with special guest Peter Block, author of many books including Abundant Community and Activating the Common Good. We'll be talking about community from the perspective of Relational Activism. Relational activism is about ways of being together that produce accountability and action.
New Approaches to TA Problems
February 21, 2024 10:00 - 63.3 MBThis week we're joined by James Ellis, Author & Chief Brand Builder for Employer Brand Labs. He's been working on a new project he's calling "The Definition of Insanity" focused on the need to inject new thinking into common problems.
Using AI to Make Recruiting More Human-Centric
February 16, 2024 10:00 - 58.1 MBCXR Community Member, Laura Fields Sr Director Recruiting Operations at Spectrum, joins us this week to share practical applications of AI in Talent Acquisition. (And no, generating job postings is not one of her tips!) Listen in as Laura shares how Spectrum is using AI to improve decision-making in the hiring funnel. She will address practical considerations for TA professionals when implementing artificial intelligence in a company and how to select the right solution for your problem - i...
Giving Back with Libby Sartain
February 12, 2024 23:58 - 58 MBThis week we're joined by Libby Sartain, Independent Board Director, Former CHRO Yahoo! Inc. and Southwest Airlines Co. She'll be sharing practical things to consider for leaders who are thinking of "what's next" and looking to give back in the next phase of their career.
New Approaches to Diversity & Inclusion
January 30, 2024 18:24 - 67.4 MBJoin the Recruiting Community Podcast with Rocki Howard, Founder & Chief Diversiologist at Diversiology. We'll be talking about ways we can make the world of work more engaged and inclusive while discussing recent research and polling results about DE&I adoption.
Improving Internal Perception of TA
January 11, 2024 21:43 - 69.6 MBTalent acquisition is rising in importance in many - but not all - organizations. We're looking forward to talking about how to improve the internal perception of TA with business leaders with Kerry Karle, VP of Talent Acquisition at Dish Network.
Social Algorithms vs Talent Intelligence (is Linkedin Jumping The Shark?)
January 02, 2024 17:03 - 59.7 MBWe've been looking forward to this conversation for a while: Social algorithms vs talent intelligence -- how do you best evaluate / find the full digital footprint of a professional? We'll be debating the options and experiences surrounding that question with two of the best: Brad Cook, retired Global TA Leader and Hari Kolam, Co-founder & CEO at Findem.
CXR Foundation Board Members Talk #CXRcares
December 26, 2023 16:55 - 41 minutes - 95.8 MBThree years ago CareerXroads founded the CXR Foundation. This non-profit organization is dedicated to improving the recruiting industry and TA leadership skills. At its heart is a program called CXR Cares. This week Chris Hoyt will be wearing his Foundation President hat as he interviews the CXR Cares committee chairs: Céleste Luzadder and Sheila Stygar about their vision for this program. Tune in to learn about opportunities to get involved and share your talents.
The Importance of Learning & Development in TA with Amy Dufrane, CEO of HRCI and HRSI
December 19, 2023 17:00 - 54.5 MBFor 50 years HR professionals have turned to HRCI for learning and development on topics ranging from workforce analytics to DE&I and beyond. We're thrilled to be joined by Amy Dufrane, CEO of HRCI and HRSI, as she talks to us about the importance of learning and staying on top of developments in the world of TA & HR.
Recruiting’s Candidate Experience – First Hand
December 12, 2023 17:00 - 63.1 MBOne of our CommunityUP members, Deb Yarnall, has been collecting some interesting data points during her TA job search. We all realize that TA has been experiencing some unusual times in the past few years and we're curious to hear what trends Deb has noticed as a TA leader and job candidate. Which industry ghosted her the most? Does having an insider help land an interview? Learn answers to these questions and more during this week's episode.
2024 Recruiting Trends to Watch with John Wilson, CEO WilsonHCG
December 04, 2023 20:30 - 54 MBThis week we welcome John Wilson, CEO of WilsonHCG. He has strong insights into workplace cultures and talent planning and will be sharing what he sees as key talent acquisition trends to watch for in 2024.
NACE Evolution, Post-Pandemic, with NACE CEO Shawn VanDerziel
November 06, 2023 20:28 - 55.1 MBOur topic this week? How the National Association of Colleges & Employers (NACE) is evolving post pandemic. And who better to talk about it than the CEO & President of NACE, Shawn VanDerziel. We're looking forward to digging into campus recruiting & how its changed (and is still changing).
E386 Recruiting Community: Candidate Experience Series (3 of 3)
November 01, 2023 14:37 - 28 minutes - 64.7 MBWe're continuing the Global TA Day love all month in a series of interviews with our CommunityUP members. The CommunityUP initiative is a free CXR Membership for TA leaders who are currently out of work. Listen in as they share their first-hand experiences as a candidate looking for a job in today's market.
E385 Recruiting Community: Candidate Experience Series (2 of 3)
October 25, 2023 22:09 - 1 hour - 145 MBWe're continuing the Global TA Day love all month in a series of interviews with our CommunityUP members. The CommunityUP initiative is a free CXR Membership for TA leaders who are currently out of work. Listen in as they share their first-hand experiences as a candidate looking for a job in today's market.
E384 Recruiting Community: Candidate Experience Series (1 of 3)
October 13, 2023 22:09 - 1 hour - 227 MBWe're continuing the Global TA Day love all month in a series of interviews with our CommunityUP members. The CommunityUP initiative is a free CXR Membership for TA leaders who are currently out of work. Listen in as they share their first-hand experiences as a candidate looking for a job in today's market.
E383 Recruiting Community: Creative Early Career Attraction and Indyfluence
September 14, 2023 13:09 - 47.2 MBLooking for a creative way to attract and retain early career talent? Then tune into this week's podcast as Terra Doyle, Recruitment Practice Lead Americas for Roche, talks about their involvement in a community-based organization: Indyfluence. We love talking about community here at CXR and the way this group has leveraged community is inspiring!
E382: Talent Intelligence vs Talent Analytics with Visier’s Ian Cook
September 13, 2023 14:04 - 61.6 MBTalent Intelligence vs Talent Analytics -- how is the space and language around data evolving? Join Chris Hoyt as he chats with Visier's VP of Research & Strategy, Ian Cook.
E380 Recruiting Community: Diversity Metrics with Diana File
August 14, 2023 13:00 - 75.1 MBOur guest this week is Diana File who has blown us away with her work on DEI Metrics & Analytics. Join Chris Hoyt as they discuss the best ways to bring measurable, evidence-based approaches to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
E379 Recruiting Community: CXR Candidate Experience Event
August 07, 2023 13:07 - 44.4 MBThis week we're talking about our upcoming in-person Candidate Experience meeting with our host, Lori Chartrand of Edward Jones! On the fence about joining us for this topic-focused meeting? Listen in to learn why you should be in St Louis this September 11-13!
E378 Recruiting Community: The State of Candidate Experience
August 02, 2023 20:38 - 72.8 MBThis week we're looking forward to digging into Phenom's latest State of Candidate Experience report with their VP of Global Strategy, Cliff Jerkiewicz. We'll definitely be talking about findings around how some organizations are using AI-first technologies.
E377 Recruiting Community: Robots are NOT Replacing Recruiters!
July 28, 2023 18:03 - 34 minutes - 5.94 MBMark Chaffey CEO of Hackajob is coming in with this hot take: AI will not replace humans in the tech hiring process. Come join the conversation about AI in the world of recruiting.
E376 Recruiting Community: Pay Transparency’s Competitive Advantage with Charlie Franklin
July 17, 2023 18:19 - 57.1 MBWe have lots to catch up on with this week's guest, Charlie Franklin CEO of Compa. Join us as we talk about new data on the impact of pay transparency on market data... their new Compa Index and the launch of a new CXR Learning series on pay transparency!
E375 Recruiting Community: Anthony Reynolds, CEO HireVue, and the Modern Hire Acquisition.
June 23, 2023 19:58 - 53 MBOur guest this week: Anthony Reynolds, CEO of Hirevue. Anthony will be sharing the story behind HireVue's recent acquisition of Modern Hire, and share what's next.
E374 Recruiting Community: Michelle Rhee, The Power of Apprenticeship
June 19, 2023 18:04 - 51.1 MBHost Chris Hoyt connects with Michelle Rhee, Co-founder of BuildWithin to talk about the often-unrealized power behind apprenticeship programs.
E373 Recruiting Community: CXR Israel Delegation Learnings
June 15, 2023 15:37 - 60.4 MBEarlier this month, Gerry Crispin, Barb Ruess, Kristen Bailey and a full delegation of TA and HR leaders traveled to Israel to learn more about their employment, technology and culture. This week the three of them join Chris Hoyt to share some of their key takeaways from the trip.
E372 Recruiting Community: 2023 CXR Foundation $10,000 Scholarship Winner
June 05, 2023 23:59 - 31.3 MBMembers of the CXR Foundation are joining Chris Hoyt this week to introduce the winner of this year's CXR Foundation Scholarship. The Foundation is thrilled to award a $10,000 scholarship each year to a student who is connected to the world of talent. Join us to meet this year's winner, Texas A&M student, Olivia Cohen.
E371 Recruiting Community: Marketing the Employee Experience
June 02, 2023 16:43 - 5 MBJoin Chris Hoyt (he/him) as he connects with industry friends from exaqueo, Susan LaMotte (CEO) and Shannon Smedstad (Engagement Director) where you can listen in and be part of the conversation as they discuss how Employer Branding is simply the marketing of your employee experience - and why this vital part of a successful strategy is all too often misunderstood at many organizations.
E370 Recruiting Community: Barb Hyman, The Necessity (or death?) of the Resumé.
May 22, 2023 15:35 - 88.8 MBBarb Hyman - founder & CEO of Sapia.ai - joins Chris Hoyt (he/him) this week. We love hearing her insights on ethical AI. This time she's leaning into the topic of resumés. Are they still necessary? What do they really tell you about a candidate? We're can't wait to see where this conversation leads.
E369 Recruiting Community: Johnny Campbell, Shiny Baubles and Pay Transparency
May 16, 2023 22:37 - 81.5 MBJohnny Campbell, founder of Social Talent, joins Chris Hoyt (he/him) and Gerry Crispin to talk about more automation, ChatGPT, and technology options within TA along with the history of recruiting (all the way back to the 1800's) and the increasing pressure of corporations to get on board with pending pay transparency regulations coming out of the EU to US markets.
E368 Recruiting Community: Jill Shabelman, Talking Video Content & Recruitment Marketing
May 02, 2023 22:44 - 30 minutes - 70 MBJill Shabelman, Partner at Stories Inc, joins Chris Hoyt this week to talk about the stories companies are leveraging on their career sites. In her line of work, she's also gathered some interesting data on the most popular content types and filming styles for recruitment marketing. We know many people are looking to make more effective use of video in their recruitment marketing efforts and are looking forward to the insights from this conversation.
E367 Recruiting Community: Larry Nash Talks About Recruiting Fraud
April 18, 2023 19:14 - 69 MBThis week we're joined by longtime CXR friend & Community member, Larry Nash. Larry is the Americas Director of Talent Acquisition for EY and as such has been doing some interesting research into Recruitment Fraud. Join us as we seek to learn more from him about how this fraud is occurring and how job seekers can protect themselves.
E366 Recruiting Community: Ben Mones, Fama CEO and Social Screening for Quality of Hire
April 11, 2023 21:55 - 69 MBFama just released a report on quality of hire. In it they ask: As the seniority levels go up, does the amount of toxic and adverse content flagged in publicly available online content go down? Can you predict the quality of a hire with online screening? Join us as we dig deeper with Fama CEO & Founder, Ben Mones.
E365 Recruiting Community: Caitlin MacGregor, Plum CEO & What you think you know about assessments.
April 05, 2023 23:21 - 44 minutes - 41 MBA few weeks ago there was an article in the NY Times about the assessment industry that has generated a wide range of opinions and comments. We'll be talking with Caitlin about the differences in types of assessments and how to distinguish between them.
E364 Recruiting Community: Joe Shaker, Recruitment Marketing Trends & ChatGPT
March 29, 2023 20:48 - 49.7 MBChris connects with Joe Shaker Jr, CEO of Shaker Recruitment Marketing, to talk about trends in the space and the impact ChatGPT may, or may not, have in marketing.
E363 Recruiting Community: Chris Forman, AppCast and Thoughts on Pay Per “X” in Recruiting
March 16, 2023 23:13 - 63 MBHoyt and Crispin sit down with returning guest, Chris Forman, founder of AppCast, to talk about why pay per application is a hot topic right now and what every recruiter should understand about this industry shift.
E362 Recruiting Community: Michael Woodrow, Trends and Insights from Data
March 08, 2023 16:02 - 64.4 MBMichael Woodrow, president of Aspen Tech Labs, shares slides and insights from their latest Business Intelligence Research report; offers free download and custom reports to listeners.